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Post by samantha on Jun 14, 2014 18:45:15 GMT
My 4 year old tabby cat Tiger recently lost an eye due being hit by a car two weeks ago. Although he is nearly patched up would it still be acceptable for my cat to roam outside once he has recovered? He is usually found sleeping at home, however Tiger was originally a stray cat from our area and loves being outside and nosing around the neighbours' gardens! It would be sad to take that away from him but we'd like to do what is best. Any advice on how to help him adapt would be great, thankyou!  |
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Post by tonib on Jun 14, 2014 19:47:26 GMT
Welcome to the forum samantha, your Tiger looks lovely, assuming that's him as your profile pic. Sorry to hear about his accident. I see no reason why he can't go outside although I might have a concern if there was a degree of traffic around you as he will probably have lost a bit of perspective vision as I think is the merging of the 2 eyes views that give that - but I could well have got that wrong its along time since I did any biology at school. If you have concerns that it might be worth considering an outdoor cat run or enclosing your garden so that it is cat escape proof. Hopefully some other members will have some more advice. Oh should have said I'm Toni with 4 rescue cats aged 4-15 who are all allowed out but our eldest stays at home (she can't get over the 6 foot fences! |
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Post by lotsofcats on Jun 14, 2014 21:56:47 GMT
Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about Tiger's accident. I agree with a cat run like tonib suggested, especially if you live on a very busy road. I have 7 cats and 2 dogs and 6 of my cats have a cat pen in the garden for the daytime. Cat number 7, my Toffee, was a streetwise stray and he adopted me 2 years ago. Years ago I had a cat called Willow who was almost blind in one eye and then had to have his other eye removed - he still went around the garden and even into next doors garden via the top of a stone wall with a 6 feet drop on 1 side! Cats can adapt quickly.
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Post by jess on Jun 22, 2014 21:23:26 GMT
Hello, I joined the forum when we were told our cat would have to have his eye removed for some advice - it's been a few months since and I can whole heartedly agree that cats are amazing at adapting - being one eye short has not stopped my cat from being his usual self inside and out of the house - he still catches animals, gets stuck in rabbit holes and is out for hours jumping and running around. The only thing I have noticed is he'll occasionally bump into things, and I wouldn't advise initially stroking on the side the eye is missing from because this can freak the cat out. Hope this helps! |
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Post by tonib on Jun 22, 2014 23:08:52 GMT
Glad to hear Oscar is coping very well as a one-eyed ginger, jess good advice over which side to approach him from. |
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Post by chantel on Jun 24, 2014 12:18:20 GMT
:)Hi and welcome,i suppose it depends on if he likes to roam,i agree with the others if it is a busy area then i would be a little worried about letting him out.My cat goes out but she only ever stays in our garden or goes to see the old lady next door.but if he dosen't roam far i don't see that it would be a problem letting him out.
my friend is just having the same problem - her cat went missing for 1 week and turned up yesterday with a injured back leg,they took him to the vets and they said he looked like he had been hit with a car but sadly he has had to have his leg amputated and she feels she dosen't want to let him out now as they live on a busy road.
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Post by tonib on Jun 24, 2014 22:19:37 GMT
Sorry to hear about your friend's cat chantel. I can quite understand her concern about letting him out again, hope he settles to an indoor life |
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